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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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